


Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
527 FZNT21 KWBC 250227 OFFNT1 Offshore Waters Forecast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 1027 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 New England continental shelf and slope waters from 25 nm offshore to the Hague Line, except to 1000 fm south of New England. Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. Locally higher winds and seas can be expected in and near tstms. ANZ898-260215- 1027 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS...Low pressure about 100 nm NE of Cape Hatteras early tonight will track NE and reach the S waters by early Mon, then cross Georges Bank during Mon before passing NE of the area by Mon night. A cold front will slowly approach the coast tonight, then move E across the area Mon and Mon night. A series of weak low pressure troughs will move across the waters Tue through Thu. Another cold front will approach the coast later Thu and Thu night, then drift offshore Fri and Fri night. $$ ANZ800-260215- Gulf of Maine to the Hague Line- 1027 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .MON...E to SE winds 15 to 25 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. Chance of showers, then rain. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...W winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ805-260215- Georges Bank between Cape Cod and 68W north of 1000 FM- 1027 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...E to SE winds increasing to 25 to 35 kt, then becoming W to NW 15 to 25 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Rain, then chance of showers. Vsby 1 NM or less. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds diminishing to 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...N winds less than 10 kt, becoming variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ900-260215- Georges Bank between 68W and the Hague Line- 1027 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .MON...S to SE winds increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Rain, then scattered showers and tstms with vsby 1 nm or less. .MON NIGHT...Winds diminishing to W 10 to 20 kt, then becoming SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt. Seas subsiding to 4 to 6 ft. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...Variable winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ810-260215- South of New England between the Great South Channel and Montauk Point to 1000 FM- 1027 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .TONIGHT...S to SE winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming E 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. .MON...S winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 20 kt. Seas building to 7 to 12 ft. Rain, then chance of showers. .MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas subsiding to 4 to 8 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas subsiding to 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ ANZ815-260215- South of Long Island between Montauk Point and Sandy Hook to 1000 FM- 1027 PM EDT Sun Aug 24 2025 .TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming E to NE 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W to SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Chance of showers and tstms. .MON NIGHT...W to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N to NW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...N to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas becoming 3 to 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...N winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU...W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming S to SW 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W to SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI...W to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming W. Seas 2 to 4 ft. $$ .Forecaster Mills. Ocean Prediction Center.